Entries from February 2010

The Center for Community Health

Posted under "The Other Side" on February 26th, 2010 by Erin Philbrick

This summer, I’ll be working on a project that examines local physicians’ attitudes toward the HPV vaccine, specifically in reference to administering it to women ages 18-26.

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A Home Match at Yale

Posted under "Balls Inside Walls" on February 26th, 2010 by Hameed Ahmed

The UR squash team went in seeded as No. 3 and were expected to play against the No. 2 home team in the semi-final. And we did play them, but based on the crowd and atmosphere, it was us who were enjoying a home court advantage.

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Filial Piety

Posted under "The Modest Observer" on February 26th, 2010 by Mario Morales

Vernon Hunter served two tours of duty in Vietnam and returned only to serve his country for many more years, as part of that most hated of federal institutions — the IRS. He had a wife who worked for the same agency, as well as six children.

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Tomorrow Comes a Day Too Soon

Posted under "The Editor's Desk" on February 25th, 2010 by Willie Clark

One of the most important aspects of developing news stories is timeliness. A story that breaks on Monday may no longer be interesting or worthwhile as front page news by the time we get to Thursday.

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A Decent Proposal

Posted under "Call To Question" on February 23rd, 2010 by Ross Brenneman

It’s a heckuva Monday, in that the intrepid force that is CTQ has been slightly derailed by a cold, sleep deprivation and Puritans. Don’t ask. THE JUDGMENT IS COMING!

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